www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Joe Theismannhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/joe-theismann/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: Joe Theismannen-usWed, 18 Oct 2017 14:02:01 -0400Joe Theismann on Gordon Hayward's injury: 'It sickens me'http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/18/joe-theismann-on-gordon-haywards-injury-it-sickens/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann saw Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward's broken left ankle and immediately felt a kind of empathy few could.</p> <p>Theismann says he's available to chat with Hayward if the NBA player wants.</p> <p>"It sickens me every time I see a young man get hurt. It's just ...Howard FendrichWed, 18 Oct 2017 14:02:01 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/18/joe-theismann-on-gordon-haywards-injury-it-sickens/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSJoe Theismann slams 49ers for giving Colin Kaepernick awardhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/4/joe-theismann-slams-49ers-for-giving-colin-kaepern/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - Former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann isn't happy with the San Francisco 49ers' decision to give Colin Kaepernick an award for "inspirational and courageous" player.</p> <p>Kaepernick sparked a national debate by kneeling during the national anthem before games as a way of protesting racial injustice and ...Wed, 04 Jan 2017 09:40:02 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/4/joe-theismann-slams-49ers-for-giving-colin-kaepern/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSColin Kaepernick controversy a media-caused 'pain in the neck' for 49ers: Joe Theismannhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/30/kaepernick-controversy-pain-neck-not-distraction-o/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Far from being a "distraction" for the San Francisco 49ers as they wrap up the preseason, more than anything else the media's obsession with Colin Kaepernick's refusal to stand during the playing of the national anthem is a "pain in the neck" to San Francisco players, says former NFLer Joe ...Ken ShepherdTue, 30 Aug 2016 14:37:11 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/30/kaepernick-controversy-pain-neck-not-distraction-o/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSJoe Theismann doesn't back off, explains RG3/Cousins commentshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/26/joe-theismann-doesnt-back-off-explains-rg3cousins-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Joe Theismann made big news during the Redskins-Ravens preseason game when he declared Kirk Cousins Washington's best quarterback throughout the 2014 preseason, adding it's no contest Cousins has outplayed Robert Griffin III. Tuesday morning Theismann appeared on the Dan Patrick radio show with the chance to explain his comments, and ...J.P. FinlayTue, 26 Aug 2014 12:07:02 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/26/joe-theismann-doesnt-back-off-explains-rg3cousins-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSOPEN THREAD: Will Theismann's comments become Redskins distraction?http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/25/open-thread-will-theismanns-comments-become-redski/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Let's start this way: Robert Griffin III will start at quarterback for the Washington Redskins. That's how it is going to be. Whether or not an open competition between Griffin and Kirk Cousins should exist is largely moot, because it doesn't. And still, former Redskins-QB turned preseason-TV-commentator Joe Theismann publicly ...J.P. FinlayMon, 25 Aug 2014 10:45:19 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/25/open-thread-will-theismanns-comments-become-redski/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFormer Redskin QBs weigh in on RG3http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/17/former-redskin-qbs-weigh-in-on-rg3/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Redskins' legends Mark Rypien and Joe Theismann share what they expect from Robert Griffin III this season.</p> <p>If the video does not appear, click here.&nbsp;</p>CSN WashingtonThu, 17 Jul 2014 00:58:41 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/17/former-redskin-qbs-weigh-in-on-rg3/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFormer Redskins QBs weigh in on RG3 (VIDEO)http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/17/former-redskins-qbs-weigh-in-on-rg3-video/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Redskins' legends Mark Rypien and Joe Theismann share what they expect from Robert Griffin III this season.</p> <p>If the video does not appear, click here.&nbsp;</p>CSN WashingtonThu, 17 Jul 2014 01:31:38 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/17/former-redskins-qbs-weigh-in-on-rg3-video/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSSuper Bowl not a passing of the torch of QB styleshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/8/super-bowl-not-a-passing-of-the-torch-of-qb-styles/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Confetti cannons boomed around Peyton Manning following Seattle's 43-8 dismantling of Denver and the five-time MVP sought out Russell Wilson to congratulate the Seahawks' second-year scrambler on his stunningly lopsided Super Bowl triumph.</p> <p> At 37, Manning had failed to cap off the greatest ...ARNIE STAPLETONSat, 08 Feb 2014 00:01:00 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/8/super-bowl-not-a-passing-of-the-torch-of-qb-styles/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSHazing, Hernandez among NFL's issues so far in '13http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/7/hazing-hernandez-among-nfls-issues-so-far-in-13/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Passing yardage and points are going up, up, up in the NFL, as are TV ratings and, of course, revenues. So all must be well with America's most popular sport, right? Not so fast.</p><p>About halfway between the start of exhibition games and the Super Bowl, there have been plenty of ...HOWARD FENDRICHThu, 07 Nov 2013 16:22:44 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/7/hazing-hernandez-among-nfls-issues-so-far-in-13/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSWill RG3 take his place next to Redskins' all-time greats?http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/6/will-rg3-take-his-place-redskins-greats-theismann/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>As late-summer darkness blanketed Washington one night last month, the quarterback came to life. The familiar braids and right arm that hasn't unleashed a regular-season NFL pass towered 74 feet over Pennsylvania Avenue.</p> <p>Four months after the Redskins used the draft's second pick on Robert Griffin III, the quarterback already ...Nathan FennoThu, 06 Sep 2012 11:29:12 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/6/will-rg3-take-his-place-redskins-greats-theismann/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSNFL concerns affect decisions about bounty penaltyhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/22/nfl-concerns-affect-decisions-about-bounty-penalty/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>When Hall of Fame tailback Tony Dorsett was getting slammed to the turf in the 1970s, or Super Bowl-winning QB Joe Theismann's leg was being gruesomely broken by Lawrence Taylor in the 1980s, it was just football.</p><p>Now things are different.</p><p>Scientific studies show head trauma can leave long-term damage. Hundreds of ...HOWARD FENDRICHThu, 22 Mar 2012 18:09:05 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/22/nfl-concerns-affect-decisions-about-bounty-penalty/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSRetired scramblers weigh in on Tim Tebow debatehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/6/retired-scramblers-weigh-in-on-tim-tebow-debate/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>ENGLEWOOD, COLO. (AP) - Nobody knows what will come of the Tim Tebow experiment, not even those scrambling ramblers who came before him.</p><p>Yet it seems like everybody wants to talk about it.</p><p>Retired QBs who made a living with their legs, and who also turned the NFL on its ear in ...ARNIE STAPLETONTue, 06 Dec 2011 13:35:33 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/6/retired-scramblers-weigh-in-on-tim-tebow-debate/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMultiple injuries becoming a painhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/aug/19/multiple-injuries-becoming-a-pain/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> At 8:30 last night, the Redskins' season hung in the balance. Last week's scoreless preseason opener by the offensive starters and the sprained knees that have kept four-time Pro Bowl left tackle Chris Samuels and record-setting running back Clinton Portis out since July suddenly were mere footnotes. </p> <p> ...Sun, 19 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/aug/19/multiple-injuries-becoming-a-pain/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS